A series of animated railway posters that have been inspired by traditional artwork are being showcased as part of a special exhibition.

A successful pop-up exhibition is continuing at Lowestoft railway station as it runs to Saturday, April 6 in the Lowestoft Central Parcels Office.

Lowestoft Journal: A poster for the Wherry Lines posters pop up exhibition. Picture: Mick HowesA poster for the Wherry Lines posters pop up exhibition. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

It comes after an exciting project ran for more than a year - with five modern day versions of traditional railway posters that hark back to advertising from the 1920s being created.

Lowestoft Journal: The Lowestoft poster, which features in the five Wherry Lines posters as a pop up exhibition continues in the Parcels Office at Lowestoft railway station. Picture: Mick HowesThe Lowestoft poster, which features in the five Wherry Lines posters as a pop up exhibition continues in the Parcels Office at Lowestoft railway station. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

Evoking images of holidays and days out, leisure activities such as paddleboarding and glimpses of the new fleet of Greater Anglia trains, they were created by youngsters through the Wherry Lines funded Rails, Sails and Trails education project.

Stemming from a collaboration between the Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership, the Broads National Park, young people attending National Saturday Club sessions at Great Yarmouth’s Time and Tide Museum, artist and recent NUA-graduate Maisy Dainty and the Norwich-based Ark Design Agency, the new artworks will be viewed across stations and online.

Lowestoft Journal: Some of the posters that feature in the Wherry Lines posters pop up exhibition. Picture: Mick HowesSome of the posters that feature in the Wherry Lines posters pop up exhibition. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

Passengers travelling on the routes - running east from Norwich to Great Yarmouth and from Norwich to Lowestoft - will see Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft as well as the village of Reedham and the remote location of Berney Arms featuring.

Lowestoft Journal: The Great Yarmouth poster that features in the Wherry Lines posters pop up exhibition, which will be displayed at rail stations locally. Picture: Mick HowesThe Great Yarmouth poster that features in the Wherry Lines posters pop up exhibition, which will be displayed at rail stations locally. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

Martin Halliday, development officer for Community Rail Norfolk, parent organisation of the Bittern Line and Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnerships, said: "The brief we set students was to create modern versions of traditional railway posters which could help to promote both tourism and sustainable travel through the National Park.

Lowestoft Journal: The Lowestoft poster that features in the Wherry Lines posters pop up exhibition, which will be displayed at rail stations locally. Picture: Mick HowesThe Lowestoft poster that features in the Wherry Lines posters pop up exhibition, which will be displayed at rail stations locally. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

"Not only have they created an iconic series of posters, the unique animation of the images will also enable us to bring this new artwork to a much wider online audience."

Cllr Margaret Dewsbury, cabinet member for communities at Norfolk County Council, said: “This project brings together the old and the new in a wonderfully creative way.

Lowestoft Journal: The Norwich poster that features in the Wherry Lines posters pop up exhibition, which will eventually be displayed locally. Picture: Mick HowesThe Norwich poster that features in the Wherry Lines posters pop up exhibition, which will eventually be displayed locally. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

"The young people, working with our partners, have done a fantastic job in reinventing the classic era of the railway poster for our digital age to inspire a new generation of visitors to discover the natural treasures of the broads."